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QING: AE charm (27.22g)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 100.00 USD
QING: AE charm (27.22g)
SOLD
85.00USD+ (14.88) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2016 May 19 @ 18:08UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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QING: AE charm (27.22g), 44mm, Lei Ting Daoist (Taoist) Curse Charm, with tai shang lao jun above and sha gui jiang jing below, ex Wéiduolìya Collection, Bruce Wonder, Ray Mah Collection. The large characters at the extreme right and extreme left are not Chinese, but rather Daoist "magic writing". While Daoist priests would like for the meaning to be kept a secret, these particular magic writing characters can now be understood. Regarding the very large character on the left, the upper half is "magic writing" for the Chinese character lei, which means "thunder" and refers to the "God of Thunder". The lower part is "magic writing" for the Chinese character ling, which means "to order". Because these inscriptions frequently requested the God of Thunder (Lei Gong or Lei Shen) to use thunderbolts (ting) to kill the bogies or evil spirits, these amulets are often referred to as "Lei Ting" charms or "Lei Ting Curse" charms.